Monday, September 15, 2014

9/15/14 Jive

Good evening! It’s Monday, September 15th. This
is the Jive at Five, our community calendar and rundown of nighttime
programming here on 88.1 FM, WESU Middletown, your station for NPR, Pacifica,
independent and local public affairs by day, and the best in free-form
community programming weeknights and weekends.

I'm Maria Johnson, producer and host of Reasonably Catholic: Keeping the Faith, which airs every first, third and fifth Tuesday, from 4 to right before the Jive at Five. Tomorrow, we kick off the show's third year with a very special guest, Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth, an expert on Sigmund Freud, who died 75 years ago this month. We'll not only unpack the famous atheist's views on religion, but will hear more from President Roth's lively mind on Sept. 30, when he returns to talk about his new book, Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters. Can't listen live? Find the audio archived at www.wesufm.org or at www.reasonablycatholic.com.

Okay, now here’s a rundown of some of what’s going on in our area this
week:

Tonight at the Buttonwood Tree, here in Middletown, there’s the
usual Moments of Gratitude at 7:45, followed by the Anything Goes Open Mic at
8, hosted this week by Eric Kuhn.On Tuesday
there’s a Laughter Yoga “Playshop” at 6, led by Mylene Poitras.Indian Summer performs at 7 on Friday, with
easy listening Jazz and Pop.Saturday
morning at 10:30 they continue the Aligned with Source workshop with Annaita
Gandhy, and this week’s theme is “Our World – Our Family.” Saturday at 8
they have New Age Piano with Dan Kennedy, and on Sunday there’s Poetry
Potluck at 4 p.m.Eric Kuhn’s
photography exhibit, “Quintessential New England:A Day in the Life,” continues though the
month.www.buttonwood.org

Down in New Haven, at Toad’s Place, tonight at 9 there’s A Night
of Smooth Jazz in Lilly’s Pad, with Rohn Lawrence & Friends. On
Thursday at 8, they’ve got the Bright Night 5:Electro Glow Party, with a host of performers.. Friday’s 8:30 show headlines
Shakedown, with performances by The Dead & Beyond, Off the Dome, and Back
From Earth. In Lilly’s Pad on Friday,
they’ve got Positive ID, Goat Herder, Zavier, and more for a 6:30 show.www.toadsplace.com

Also tonight in New Haven, at Café Nine, they’ve got the Fistful
of Jokes Comedy Series at 8. On Tuesday, Peter Case and Joe Flood take the
stage, and Wednesday’s headliner is La Tunda, along with Reptilian Race and
Shaun Bowen. On Wednesday, Go Kat Go! presents The Chop Tops, and Rusty Things
at 9.On Friday night they’ve got The
Bernie Worrell Orchestra, along with Jen Durkin and the Business, at 9. Saturday
afternoon’s weekly jazz jam session is with Tony Dioguardi & Friends at
4:30, followed at 9 by The Weeks, and Laundry Day.On Sunday at 4 there’s Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art
School, with The Original Sunday Night Jam following at 8 p.m., featuring The
Langley Project. www.cafenine.com.

Manic Productions presents a number of shows at area venues this
week. On Tuesday, they have Deafheaven, No Joy, and Indian Handcrafts at The
Ballroom at The Outer Space, in Hamden.On Wednesday, at Bar in New Haven, there’s Steve Rodgers (of Mighty
Purple), along with Kindred Queer.Thursday’s show at The Space in Hamden brings you Whirr, Cloakroom,
Stone Titan, and glow.www.manicproductions.com

Infinity Hall’s new Hartford venue brings Nicki Bluhm and The
Gramblers, and the Felice Brothers, to the stage on Wednesday at 8.On Thursday night you can catch Amy Helm and
The Handsome Strangers, with special guest Darlingside, also at 8.Fridays offering is New Riders of the Purple
Sage with special guest Kerri Powers, and on Saturday there’s Deer Tick, with
special guest Oh, Cassius!Sunday’s 7:30
show brings you Chick Corea & The Vigil, with acoustic and electric
classics.http://www.infinityhall.com for
information

On Tuesday at noon, the Connecticut Old State House’s
Conversations at Noon series continues with “The American Dream:Bicycles Past, Present & Future,” in
Hartford, with guest author Steve Goddard.www.ctosh.org

The Zilkha Gallery at Wesleyan opens the landscape paintings
exhibit of Tula Telfair on Tuesday with an opening reception and talk at
5.The exhibit runs through December
7.On Wednesday, there’s a panel
discussion at CFA Hall at 7 on “Gender, Islam, and the ‘Muslim Problem’.” Also
at the CFA Theater on Friday, the dance ensemble LeeSaar The Company will
perform Princess Crocodile at 8 p.m.There are hip hop workshops on Saturday.Details at www.wesleyan.edu/cfa

On Wednesday, the Friends of the Wesleyan Library present a free
lecture, “Free Speech, Academic Freedom, and the American University,” by David
Rabban at 7 p.m. at the Olin Library.www.arts2go.org

On Thursday, Salons at Stowe hosts a discussion “Women’s
Healthcare in the Age of Obamacare and Hobby Lobby,” at 5 p.m. at the Harriet
Beecher Stowe Center in Hartford.Details at www.harrietbeecherstowe.org

At Scatz Restaurant and Jazz Lounge in Middletown, there’s an
Open Mic Poetry Night this Wednesday at 8.On Friday, they have Sez Zion on the stage at 8, with a first-time
performance by SHOWTIME on Saturday night. www.scatzrestaurantandlounge.com. That’s scatz with a z.

At the Russell Library this week, the film discussion series
continues with a screening of the 1939 classic “Only Angels Have Wings,”
starring Cary Grant, on Tuesday at noon.Tuesday night there’s a Teen Investment presentation at 7.The Middletown Arts Stakeholders Group has a
potluck supper on Wednesday at 5.On
Saturday at 2, Anthony Riccio will speak on his book “Farms, Factories and
Families:Italian American Women of
Connecticut.” www.russelllibrary.org

The Hartford Public Library has offerings to celebrate Hispanic
Heritage Month.Bomba & Plena
workshops and presentations occur all week.On Saturday at 1 p.m. the Damian Curtis Trio performs jazz outdoors at
the downtown branch. The exhibit “Family Traits,” by Peruvian artist Isabel
Acosta, continues through the month at the Artwalk gallery downtown.www.hlpct.org

The Connecticut Cycling Advancement Program sponsors the
Connecticut Cycling Festival this Saturday and Sunday in Hartford, and includes
trials, tours, training, freestyle shows, and more.Find locations and start times at
www.bikereg.com/ctcy

Hartford’s Envisionfest festival takes place this Saturday in
Hartford from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and includes art, theater, music, biking and
more.Their two open-air markets include
Hartford HodgePodge and State of Makers Marketplace.www.envisionfesthartford.com

Connecticut’s summer farmer’s markets are offering their fall
harvest to you, and are located: in Middletown on Tuesdays; in East Haddam and
Old Saybrook on Wednesdays; in Clinton, Durham, and Middletown on Thursdays; in
Higganum and Middletown on Fridays; in Ivoryton on Saturdays, and in Chester on
Sundays. www.ctnofa.org fills in the details.

Now here's a rundown of cinema off the beaten track in Central
Connecticut:

At Real Art Ways in Hartford, the run of “The Trip to
Italy,” a comedic culinary road trip that reunites Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
as they retrace the steps of the Romantic poets’ grand tour of Italy, continues
through Thursday. And tonight through Wednesday they’re showing “Alive
Inside,” a documentary about the power of music to awaken memories in nursing
home residents.This Thursday at 6 is
the monthly Creative Cocktail Hour, where creative people assemble for
conversation, art, and music.On Friday
the run of “God Help the Girl” opens; it’s a story of musicians spending a
dream-like summer together in Glasgow, Scotland.On Saturday they open “The One I Love,” about
a couple on a weekend romantic getaway that turns surreal. As part of the
Feminist Film Festival, there’s a one-time showing at 3 on Saturday of
“Strong,” a documentary about Olympic weightlifter Cheryl Haworth.And Saturday night at 7, there’s the monthly
Improvisations event, featuring legendary British saxophonist Evan Parker.www.realartways.org

At Cinestudio, Trinity College’s cinema in Hartford, “Land Ho!” -
about a pair of older characters who take a road trip to Iceland - continues
through Tuesday.On Wednesday through
Sunday you can see “Magic in the Moonlight,” Woody Allen’s film about a British
magician and American clairvoyant who meet on the Riviera in the 1920’s.It stars Colin Firth and Emma Stone.On Saturday they open “The Dance of Reality,
a film by Chilean director Alejandro Jodorowsky, about a copper-mining town
high above Santiago.There’s a matinee
of National Theatre Live’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” this Sunday.www.cinestudio.org.

Now here's a look at what's on WESU-FM tonight.

Right after the Jive at Five stay tuned for Afternoon Jazz with Charles
Henry for an hour of classic jazz.

At 6 pm Join DJ stinky for the Middletown Rundown, for 30 min of stories
from Middletown and Wesleyan, with a featured guest every show.

From 6:30-8pm Chip Austin is in the air chair for 90 minutes of Americana,
filling in for Michael Benson's 75% Folk.

That's followed by The Rumpus Room for 90 minutes of contemporary and
vintage Funk, soul, reggae and Afro and Latin dance floor jams.

From 9:30-11 PM The Attention Deficit Disk Jockey with Lee presents the
music of yesterday's future today.

At 11pm stay tuned for 60 minutes of Sleep Paralysis with Erin and Ethan
who'll be chatting about dreams, floating on sounds, and poking around in
the subconscious.

From midnight to 1am its' Your Turn with Rachel Day. During which a guest
will chronologically share songs that were fundamental in shaping who they
are.

From 1-1:30am join us for How We Met The Mother with Mizael, a show
featuring the diverse music that is background to the story of the
television show, How I Met Your Mother.

At 1:30 check out Meet Music with DJ Rami who aims to introduce you to a
new artist with each show for to explore their work and discuss their story.

From 2:30-3am #BasicBints with DJ Jui-C, DJ Kale Chip invite you to discuss
social identity in relation to pop culture and current events through
satire.

Maximum Rock and Roll Radio comes your way from 3-4am for a weekly dose of
DIY punk, garage rock, and hardcore from around the world.

The BBC world news service take over at 4am and Morning Edition from NPR
starts our broadcast day tomorrow at 5am.

And that's all for today's Jive at Five. If you didn't get a chance to write down some of the offerings listed in our community calendar, the Jive is posted online at www.wesufm.org/jive.

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